Henry Charles Carey
William Marshall Swayne
It was Swayne's custom to work from life and Carey (1793-1879) sat for this portrait in April and May of 1878. The sculptor has accurately represented the elderly Carey's sagging jowls and heavy brow. To give the eyes a lifelike appearance, Swayne employed a technique similar to the revolutionary one of Jean Antoine Houdon: he cut out all but a small fragment of the iris, the fragment denoting the reflection of light in the eye.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1828-1918)
Date
1878
Medium
Plaster
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 13 in. (57.15 x 49.53 x 33.02 cm.)
Accession #
1878.2.2
Credit Line
Gift of James L. Claghorn
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Category
Subject
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